Mirror holder



Sept'. 6, 1938.

R. F. ALDER MIRROR HOLDER Filed April 5, 1937 Patented Sept. 6, 1938 5..

' 1' MIRROR HOLDER 1a.; Fielder, HdllahdQMidi. applicatien iipi-ii 5. 1937, serial No: lzQlaims; (01. 88-96) therefor, utilizing a means which looked tof the back and engages the edgesor 'the rrlirror toho'l'tl it securely in position, together witli a-coiistriiction of said locking means whereby it may be quickly and readily unlocked so as to remove the mirror holding means and release. the mirror from its backing support whenever desired.

The invention may be understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary vertical section through a side or edge of the supporting back and the mirror attached thereto and illustrating the securing means used, it being understood that a, number of such securing devices will be used at spaced apart points around the supporting back and mirror.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the supporting back showing one place thereon of application of the mirror securing means.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the mirror engaging hook members.

Fig. 4 is a section similar to Fig. 1 showing the manner in which the hook members may be unlocked for removal to release the mirror from its supporting back, and I Fig. 5 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modified form and manner oi. using my invention in conjunction with a mirror.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures of the drawing.

With my invention, the back which will serve to support the mirror comprises a sheet metal plate I which at each edge has an outturned flange 2, the mirror 3 bearing against the outer edges of the flanges as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. At a plurality of selected places in the flanges 2 around the back I, openings 4 are made which may extend to the edges of the flanges 2 as shown or may consist of rectangular openings cut in the flanges, either form of opening being equivalent one to the other. In alinement with each of the openings 4 a sheet metal housing 5 of the form shown is secured to the metal back I, flanges 6 extending from the housing 5 being spot welded or otherwise permanently connected to the back as best shown in Fig. 2. The housing has an open end in conjunction with the opening or slot 4.

The immediate mirror engaging and retaining hook members are made of sheet metal, comprising a bar 1 from which a section 8 is turned at the locking spring right angi'esand an anguiariy disposedlip 9 is bent at the outer end of the se' ion 8; thereby making I g'e-of the mirror 3. a This member one Be ng used rs'r each of the openings or slots isins'erted thi'ough the opening into the'hdusihg5lso as to brin'gthe lip 9 against the" bevel ge'cr trie'mirror and the section'- -8 directly ainst thee'dge of the mirror. At theirm'ers e er the-bar 1 spin rality of consecutive"riotches= '6r recesses I11 are made and, within the housing 5, a spring dog H is spot welded at one end to the back I and curves, as shown in Fig. 1, toward the top of the housing 5 so as to automatically engage in said notches 10 as the mirror engaging members are pushed into place;

The mirror engaging members being thus locked to the back I and engaging the edges of the mirror securely hold the mirror in place against detachment or accidental disengagement.

Such mirror engaging members, however, may be unlocked and removed as shown in Fig. 4. A thin. bar of metal is bent to provide two sections l2 and 13 at right angles to each other, the section [2 being relatively long and sections 13 forming a handle therefor. By inserting said part 12 through the opening 4 between the bar 1 and the spring dog II, the end of the dog is separated from the notches II] in which it is received, as in Fig. 4, whereupon both the bar 1, with the mirror engaging hook at its outer end, and the unlocking device may be removed by drawing the same outwardly.

In Fig. 5, the backing plate the flanges 2 turned therefrom at its edges and the mirror plate 3 at its rear side may be located directly against the plate. In such case the sheet metal housings 5 are permanently secured as by spot welding their flanges B tothe rear side of the backing plate la, and the springs H are secured to the housings 5 instead of to the backing plate. The mirror engaging hook members are inserted into the open ends of the housings, bars 1 riding against the rear side of the plate la and with the notches 10 presented to dogs H. The edges of the mirror and the edges of the backing plate are embraced by the hooks of said hook members. In fact, this construction in many respects is a reversal of parts as compared with the structure shown in Fig. 1. It operates in the same manner, the locking and unlocking is accomplished in the same way and in all respects the invention is the same. The unlocking is by inserting the bar 12 in the open end of a housing 5 la does not have between th free end of the dog II and the notched portion ID of the bar 1.

considered comprehensive of. all forms of structure coming within their scope.

I claim:

said flanges, of said hook members having a bar extending through said opening and into the associated serted.

ROY F. ALDER. 

